This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...
This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE), a masterful Roman poet, wrote verses about romance, love, eroticism, and all manner of topics related to women—including fashion trends—in...
Godescalc was a popular Lombard military leader from the Benevento region who usurped power over the Beneventan Dukedom without the permission of the Lombard...
This painting, by the Flemish artist David Ryckaert III (c. 1612-1661), was inspired by one of the fables attributed to the legendary tale-teller, Aesop,...
